I find E60 (especially with M body kit) much more appealing than E39.

And I'm not the only one ...

Eg. just yesterday on a parking lot of a local shopping center a crowd of youngsters (12-15year old, I guess) surrounded a black E60 525i with standard rims, while nobody paid attention to silver S6 (!!!) which sit next to 5er.

Modern lines attract the youngster a lot!

I also see much more 5ers latle on the roads (most used - being imported from Germany), while not so much A6s - I year ago it was the opposite, yet lately 5ers pop up from everywhere.

Conclusion: 5er is very attractive car, yet too expensive.

Not only 5er, but also 7er, Z4, X3 and 1ers emereged here lately in quite quantities - all due import of cheaper used BMWs from Germany. So, people want them, but at more reasonable price.


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P.S.: The prototype in the pics is not F10 5er (too early!), but V5 test mule (underneath the E60's body)!